The Expo Dawg Build

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  1. May 30, 2014 at 4:55 AM
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    Scalded_Dawg

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  2. May 30, 2014 at 7:55 AM
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    StAndrew Wait for it...

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  5. May 30, 2014 at 8:08 AM
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    FIFY!

    Morning Jake!
     
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  7. May 30, 2014 at 8:22 AM
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    StAndrew Wait for it...

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    Truth. I didnt know it existed until earlier this year :notsure:

    Ive been looking into a donor truck for some body panels for a while now and if I ever pull the trigger on a 3.4L you're welcome to it if you change your mind.
    Jake always getting shit.
     
  8. May 30, 2014 at 8:28 AM
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    Nice 4Runner Brent!:thumbsup::jellydance:

    This forum is trouble from many angles........modifiying trucks, to build projects and upgrades galore. Glad I'm broke or I would be divorced!:D
     
  9. May 30, 2014 at 9:48 AM
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    Damn, Jake can't even get away from the abuse here in a random build thread... LOL!

    Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

    Thanks Ron!
    I know I've spent my fair share or cash money on truck parts...

    My wife is quick to provide a total dollar figure too... just ask her!
    She actually made a budget line in our household budget plan for all my truck expenditures - anything over a certain $$ amount I have to submit an acquisition request. (we BOTH work for the gov't, can you tell?)
     
  10. May 30, 2014 at 10:03 AM
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    Sorry for the thread jack, I can never seem to resist when it comes to Jake...it's as bad as my OCD, just can't control it!

    We need our wives to get together so I too can have a budget line, everything for me is a begging request!
     
  11. May 30, 2014 at 10:27 AM
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    Tricky part there is they may figure out what we actually spend and shut down fiscal considerations entirely. :eek:
     
  12. May 30, 2014 at 10:37 AM
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    Slimwood Shady I love your mom!

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    Indeed!!!
     
  13. May 30, 2014 at 1:59 PM
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    You need to start entering "raffles"
    Pretty much already done for me :(
     
  14. May 30, 2014 at 2:24 PM
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    My wife shut me down earlier this year when she realized I had spent over $1000 more than I said I would. :argue: Woops
     
  15. Jun 2, 2014 at 4:41 PM
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    No Runner mods happening right now but I am working on building this chuck box for all my camp kitchen and other stuff...
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    Why doe the top have grooves on the end? :D
     
  17. Jun 2, 2014 at 7:04 PM
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    :facepalm:

    They will be gone when its all done, don't you worry about that. LOL!
    Always count on you for a hard time! :boink:
     
  18. Jul 2, 2014 at 6:37 PM
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    So update on the Chuck Box:

    Open and loaded up
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    Closed up
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  19. Jul 2, 2014 at 6:50 PM
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  20. Jul 2, 2014 at 6:52 PM
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    Also did an air flow meter conversion from a 7MGE (Supra)... the air inlet is much larger giving this 3.0 some extra air to breath.
    BIG difference!! I saw a big gain in off idle throttle response and a definite power increase. Paired with a decent exhaust (future plans) should be a great match; these will likely be my only performance mods.
    All details for the swap are located here on YotaTech -- no sense in recreating the write up.

    Before the swap:
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    Making room:
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    After the install:
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    I went nice with 3" silicone couplers and aluminum tubing from siliconeintakes.com
    Still have some tuning tweaking to do but so far extremely satisfied with this mod! :yes:
    :burnrubber:

    Also made some room down there to relocate my winch solenoid, probably the next mod. :D
     

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